Correspondence 0001839882-25-015304 from NEOS ETF Trust (CIK 0001848758)
NEOS ETF Trust (CIK 0001848758)
Date: March 12, 2025 · CIK: 0001848758 · Accession: 0001839882-25-015304
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March
12, 2025
Ryan Sutcliffe
Senior Counsel
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Disclosure Review and Accounting Office
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: NEOS ETF Trust (the "Trust" or the "Registrant") File Nos. 811-23645, 333-253997
Dear Mr. Sutcliffe:
On January 14, 2025, NEOS ETF Trust (the "Trust"
or the "Registrant"), on behalf of one of its series, the NEOS S&P 500® Hedged Equity Income ETF (the “Fund”),
filed post-effective amendment number 178 to the Trust's registration statement (the "Amendment"). The Amendment was filed pursuant
to Rule 485(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register shares of the Fund. On February 26, 2025, Valerie J. Lithotomos
provided comments to the Amendment by phone to Daniel Moler.
Set forth below are Ms. Lithotomos’ comments,
as we understand them, followed by responses to those comments, which the Fund has authorized Thompson Hine LLP to make on its behalf.
Where applicable, revisions indicated in responses to her comments will be reflected in an amendment to the registration statement to
be filed subsequently to or concurrently with this letter. All capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning given to them in
the registration statement.
General
A. Please respond to all comments with a letter
filed as correspondence on EDGAR five business days before the effective date of the amendment.
B. Where a change is made to a disclosure in response
to a comment, please make corresponding changes throughout the Amendment.
C. We remind you that the Fund and its management
are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure notwithstanding any review, comment, action, or absence of action by the
SEC staff.
Response. The Registrant undertakes to
make the EDGAR filing and transmit a courtesy copy within the time limits described in (a) above. The Registrant undertakes to make corresponding
changes throughout the Amendment as described in (b) above. The Registrant acknowledges the responsibility described in (c) above.
Prospectus
Comment 1. Please confirm there is no fee waiver and
recoupment for the Fund.
Response. The Registrant so confirms.
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Comment 2. Please provide the completed
fee table and expense example at least five business days before effectiveness.
Response. The completed fee table and expense
example are included below.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
0.68%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses (1)
0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.68%
(1) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
Expense Example
1 Year:
$69
3 Years:
$218
Comment 3. The Staff recommends
adding a Cybersecurity risk factor in the Principal Investment Risks.
Response. The Registrant has added the
following disclosure in the Item 4 Principal Investment Risks, and notes that a Cybersecurity Risk factor already exists in the Item 9
risk disclosure.
Cybersecurity Risk.
The computer systems, networks and devices used by the Fund and its service providers to carry out routine business operations employ
a variety of protections designed to prevent damage or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunication
failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches. Despite the various protections utilized by the Fund and its service
providers, systems, networks, or devices potentially can be breached. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a
result of a cybersecurity breach.
Similar adverse consequences
could result from cybersecurity breaches affecting issuers of securities in which the Fund invest; counterparties with which the Fund
engages in transactions; governmental and other regulatory authorities; exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers,
dealers, insurance companies, and other financial institutions (including financial intermediaries and service providers for the Fund’s
shareholders); and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred by these entities in order to prevent any cybersecurity
breaches in the future.
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Comment 4. “Tracking Stock
Risk” is not discussed in the principal investment strategy. Please discuss the role that it will play in the strategy.
Response. Upon further review, the Registrant
has determined that this is not part of the principal investment strategy and has removed the risk disclosure.
Comment 5. Please add the start
date for the portfolio managers.
Response. The Registrant has added the
dates, as shown below.
Portfolio Managers
Garrett Paolella (since
March 2025), Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser
Troy Cates (since March 2025),
Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser
If you have any questions about the responses
set forth above, please contact the undersigned at 202.973.2727 or bibb.strench@thompsonhine.com.
Best regards,
/s/ Bibb L. Strench
Bibb L. Strench
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